The nation's organ transplant system will be overhauled following reports of rushed or premature surgeries, health officials ...

Sanjay Doddamani, MD, MBA, a former senior advisor to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and internist and ...

The abrupt cancelation by HHS RFK jr. of a critical preventive health task force meeting last week has once again raised ...

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly postponed a meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force originally scheduled ...

Some patients are delaying or avoiding care because they fear Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in medical settings, CBS News reported July 8.  In January, the federal government rescinded ...

AHA statement for the record to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on “Securing the Future of Health Care: Enhancing Cybersecurity and Protecting Americans’ Privacy.” ...

Biden's former doctor asks to delay testimony to House panel, citing patient privilege concerns Former President Joe Biden's physician has requested to delay his testimony to the House oversight ...

TOPLINE: Patient-attributable delays exceeding 90 days in breast cancer care were associated with a more than threefold higher risk for 2-year mortality. Living alone emerged as the only ...

The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care delays and complications. UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health’s Aetna and ...

US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said this week that several of the nation’s largest health insurers have agreed to change how they handle prior authorization, a ...

Insurers must provide clearer explanations when care is denied and explain how patients can appeal. Medical professionals will be required to review all denials (though insurers say they already ...